Understand you won't have all the answers, and be willing to laugh about it.

Be willing to take your kids along for the ride....

...Because the ride doesn't last forever.

We admit a certain bias toward this article (see image #7 re "teaching them how to 'shave their beards'") we still recommend you take a gander and breathe in that fresh reminder from Van Luling: "Be the most awesome dad in the world, but if all else fails, just dance."